as in inscription
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Noun
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But Young says the smaller inscriptions on bullets could be harder to make sense of.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025 -
In it were multiple shell casings with etched inscriptions that appeared to reference internet memes.—
Kevin Breuninger,Christina Wilkie,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So did James’ mother, who authorized the epitaph.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The show goes ahead without her, a close up of the microphone occupying her empty chair, is perhaps her most damning epitaph.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Hic jacet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hic%20jacet. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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